The new Clarksville Gigi's is in VRK Plaza at 620 Dunlop Lane, Suite 116, and is locally owned and operated by Suresh Burle.

Butler, who was featured on the CBS hit television show, Undercover Boss, in 2015, will be on hand for the event to meet residents during the celebration this Saturday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 3 p.m., said a news release. Customers can try free samples and register for giveaways.

"We love our location in Clarksville, and I know area residents are going to really enjoy having a Gigi's Cupcakes in their neighborhood," said Butler in prepared comments. "I can't wait to get to know the community better and meet them when I'm there for the grand opening celebration this Saturday."

Gigi's Cupcakes of Clarksville is now open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Customers of Gigi's Cupcakes "will be enticed by the gourmet offerings," but they will be "pleasantly surprised at what else they will find. Breads, cheesecakes and stuffed cookies are offered daily and full-sized cakes will be available by custom order," the release said.

Gigi's Cupcakes is known for their variety of gourmet, "over-the-top" cupcakes with icing piled high and "exquisite decorations." Best known for its signature "Gigi's swirl," the bakery offers a variety of gourmet desserts, including 300 rotating cupcake flavors with sugar-free and gluten-free options, mini-cupcakes, custom cakes, cheesecakes and stuffed cookies.

Butler moved to Nashville in 1994 from California to pursue a career in music. At 15 years old, she started Gigi's Cleaning Company and continued that business once she arrived in Nashville.

For 14 years, Butler supported her dream by cleaning houses during the day and singing late nights at the honky tonks on Broadway. While she loved music, she also had a passion for the culinary arts and baking. As years went by, she decided to take a chance on baking.

She took a huge risk, the release said, by opening a cupcake boutique in a high-rent area just off of Music Row on Broadway in Nashville, on Feb. 21, 2008 — not far from the bars she sang at. Butler recalls the stress she was under with only $33 left in her bank account the day she opened the store.

She had risked it all on an idea and she held her breath, hoping customers would love her creations. Soon after opening, Gigi's Cupcakes became a Nashville "delicacy dessert of choice," the company said, and eight years later, it has grown to well over 100 franchise locations across the country in 24 states, making Gigi's Cupcakes widely deemed to be America's favorite cupcake and the largest cupcake franchise in the country.

"I am truly living the American Dream," Butler said. "I am so blessed to be able to do what makes me happy and make a product that so many people enjoy."